The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported for the first time that a GLSDB guided missile was shot down in a special military operation zone.
“Air defense systems intercepted eighteen HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and one GLSDB guided missile during the day,” the report said. telegraph channel sections.
In February, Pentagon Press Secretary Patrick Ryder knowledgeableAs part of a new military aid package, the United States will hand over the GLSDB small-scale land-launched bombs to Ukraine.
GLSDB – GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb aircraft bomb mounted with 227 mm M26 rocket engine from M142 HIMARS and M270 MLRS MLRS. The firing range of such a projectile exceeds 150 kilometers. These systems have been in service with the US military and its allies for decades.
The GLSDB has twice the range of the M30/M31 guided missiles previously used by the Ukrainian military.